With English surtitles
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PLAY
Written in the aftermath of Athenians’ crushing defeat at the Sicilian Expedition, Euripides’ Helen is noted both for its anti-war qualities and its focus on virtues such as the power of oath and intelligence, both personified in the form of the titular heroine. Drawing on the version of the myth created by lyrical poet Stesichorus instead of Homer’s best-known version, Euripides portrays the Trojan War as a massacre committed for a phantom rather than a real woman.
A tragedy almost verging on comedy, Helen directed by Vassilis Papavassiliou is NTNG’s 2021 epidaurian production.
CREDITS
Translated by: Pantelis Boukalas, Directed by: Vassilis Papavassiliou, Dramaturgy - Collaborating director: Nikoleta Filosoglou, Set and costume design: Angelos Mentis, Musical composition: Angelos Triantafyllou, Choreography: Dimitris Sotiriou, Lighting design: Lefteris Pavlopoulos, Orchestration - Musical coaching: Yorgos Dousos, Musical coaching: Chrysa Toumanidou, Assistant to the director: Anna-Maria Iakovou, Assistant to the set and costume designer: Elli Nalmpanti, Assistant to the choreographer: Sofia Papanikandrou, Production coordinator: Athanasia Androni
Cast: Emily Koliandri (Helen), Themis Panou (Menelaus), Agoritsa Oikonomou (Theonoe), Giorgos Kafkas (Theoclymenus), Efi Stamouli (Old Woman), Dimitris Kolovos (First Messenger), Angelos Bouras, (Second Messenger), Dimitris Morfakidis (Teucer), Panagiotis Papaioannou, (Attendant) Nikolas Maragopoulos, Orestis Paliadelis (Dioscuri)
Chorus: Nefeli Anthopoulou, Stavroula Arampatzoglou, Eleni Giannousi, Electra Goniadou, Natasa Daliaka, Sofia Kalemkeridou, Egli Katsiki, Anna Kyriakidou, Katerina Plexida, Marianna Pourega, Fotini Timotheou, Chrysa Toumanidou, Loukia Vassiliou, Momo Vlachou, Chrysa Zafeiriadou
Musicians on stage: Yorgos Dousos (flute, clarinet, saxophone, kaval), Danis Koumartzis (double bass), Thomas Kostoulas (percussion), Pavlos Metsios (trumpet, electric guitar), Haris Papathanasiou (violin), Manolis Stamatiadis (piano, accordion)